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ambulate

[ am-byuh-leyt ]

verb (used without object)

, am·bu·lat·ed, am·bu·lat·ing.
  1. to walk about or move from place to place.


ambulate

/ ˈæmbjʊˌleɪt /

verb

  1. intr to wander about or move from one place to another
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˌambuˈlation, noun
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Other Words From

  • am·bu·la·tion [am-by, uh, -, ley, -sh, uh, n] noun
  • am·bu·la·tor noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ambulate1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin ambulātus (past participle of ambulāre “to walk”), equivalent to ambul- ( amble ) + -ātus past participle suffix ( -ate 1 )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of ambulate1

C17: from Latin ambulāre to walk, amble
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Example Sentences

The officer noted in her police report that Peterman was unarmed and used a walker to ambulate, the charges say.

Whether rhythmically rearranging items or jerkily ambulating, Ms. Valencia moves with a vivid efficiency: solid, assured.

When she gets ambulating with her walker, it is hard to keep up with her.

And maybe she could even ambulate his clothing and his boots and send him home, where he could wake up in the loving embrace of his family.

Ribas had not been totally sedentary before his year of ambulating.

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